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egypt is a good case in point. if the supreme council of the armed forces makes good in egypt, will hand back power to civilians elected by parliament and the president, election democratic, if the security sector is reformed and there is a fundamental respect for human rights, and someone, then that will be a good relationship. if that does not take place, i would hope the obama administration would then hold them accountable to some extent and call them out on those issues. host: a question off of twitter for you. will support for mubarak of a backlash against policies in the region? guest: yes, unfortunately. as you know, the united states foreign policy is extremely unpopular in the region. one of the factors have to do with, not only support former bart but support for other are authoritarian regimes across the region -- not only support for mubarak but support for other of authoritarian regimes. high-ranking american officials in the state department were saying on january 25th that mr. .ubarak's government w
egypt is a good case in point. if the supreme council of the armed forces makes good in egypt, will hand back power to civilians elected by parliament and the president, election democratic, if the security sector is reformed and there is a fundamental respect for human rights, and someone, then that will be a good relationship. if that does not take place, i would hope the obama administration would then hold them accountable to some extent and call them out on those issues. host: a question...
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egypt's growth rate is expected to fall to just 1% in 2011 from a robust 5.1% last year. tunisia's forecast to grow at just 1.3%. now tunisia hasn't requested financial aid from the imf swivel, but it has called on the wider international community for help to turn around its economy. the country's interim prime minister says tunisia needs about $25 billion over the next five years to get back up on its feet. just last month, egyptian authorities agreed in principle to a $3 billion loan from the imf. they've now decided against that, at least in the short term. egypt decided instead to revive its budget and bring down its fiscal deficit from 11% to 8.3% of gdp. that, in turn, would reduce its need for extra international financing. still, that's a tall order. business is almost at a standstill in both countries as the region reels from ongoing instability. reporting for "marketplace middle east," abu dahbi. >>> iraq is trying to rebuild its economy after sanctions and war. now as the rest of the region reels from the effects of the arab spring, i spoke to the minister of
egypt's growth rate is expected to fall to just 1% in 2011 from a robust 5.1% last year. tunisia's forecast to grow at just 1.3%. now tunisia hasn't requested financial aid from the imf swivel, but it has called on the wider international community for help to turn around its economy. the country's interim prime minister says tunisia needs about $25 billion over the next five years to get back up on its feet. just last month, egyptian authorities agreed in principle to a $3 billion loan from...
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before myrlie fake republics in egypt, tunisia, and libya. iraq is also in this category. for these countries, our goal should be to help promote freedom and democracy in the region. elections have produced anti- democratic regimes undermine both freedom and stability. we must do more than monitor polling places. we must redirect foreign aid away from efforts. we must direct those efforts toward building the allies. governed by free people according to the rule of law. we must insist that the international partners get of the sidelines and do the same. we should have no illusions about the difficulty of the transitions face had by libya, tunisia, and especially egypt. whereas libya is rich in oil and indonesia is small, among the regions of the emerging democracies, it remains the biggest opportunity of the biggest danger for american interests. too many egyptians are now rejecting the beginnings of the economic opening engineer in the last decade. we act out of friendship when we tell egyptians and every new democracy that economic growth and prosperity are the result of
before myrlie fake republics in egypt, tunisia, and libya. iraq is also in this category. for these countries, our goal should be to help promote freedom and democracy in the region. elections have produced anti- democratic regimes undermine both freedom and stability. we must do more than monitor polling places. we must redirect foreign aid away from efforts. we must direct those efforts toward building the allies. governed by free people according to the rule of law. we must insist that the...
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egypt. i want to find back to you in barcelona isn't this kind of. attitude that absolute surrender total surrender of the gadhafi and his his going to asia isn't that this short sided that doesn't that just keep the conflict going because what reason does he have he's going to be put on trial by western powers. for war crimes or what what interest is he have even duty to get any room at all i mean a human nature would say you have to then you have to stand and fight to the death which is continuous this civil war this protracted war in libya. yeah i partly agree because but this is a pro conflict process you know we didn't start by an i.c.c. indictment or started by you know putting him in the polls associates of his regime on international wanted this didn't start with again it's a bit of distance campaign mainly organized by local libyan people whether anybody has the order in tripoli or in. other places in libya and then there that apply was a vicious oppression campaign that seldon's of this an organized campaign by the. demonstrators who are st
egypt. i want to find back to you in barcelona isn't this kind of. attitude that absolute surrender total surrender of the gadhafi and his his going to asia isn't that this short sided that doesn't that just keep the conflict going because what reason does he have he's going to be put on trial by western powers. for war crimes or what what interest is he have even duty to get any room at all i mean a human nature would say you have to then you have to stand and fight to the death which is...
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where are we with respect to the arab spring, with the focus on egypt? >> well, i think the first thing that you really see when you cover this, charlie, is roger and i have had, it's really been a privilege to do. one of the most remarkable new stories i have ever covered is that it is arab springs. even one of these countries is really on a different trajectory. so let's talk about what roger identifies as the most important, and i would agree is certainly egypt. you know, it is still in a very fragile state. they have scheduled parliamentary elections for september. that first parliament will then write a constitution. that constitution will lay the basis for presidential election. and that is all, i think to the good. the problem is, you know, there's two things that you need to be successful. one is that you have to have real parties and real parties have to have real leaderand right now since we were all there, tell me who was the leader of the progressive forc in egypt. no one is really, truly emerged. >> they have not found that. >> they reallyav
where are we with respect to the arab spring, with the focus on egypt? >> well, i think the first thing that you really see when you cover this, charlie, is roger and i have had, it's really been a privilege to do. one of the most remarkable new stories i have ever covered is that it is arab springs. even one of these countries is really on a different trajectory. so let's talk about what roger identifies as the most important, and i would agree is certainly egypt. you know, it is still...
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in tunisia except that the army in egypt in tunisia acted as one unit so they decided that people took a point there was no you know if i could go to you i mean the thing is that the west has chosen the side ok i've been to do good comparisons to other situations don't really work because the united states and it's not nato allies chew a certain group of people rebels that actually human rights watch now so you're committing atrocities against their own people here is this just opportunism on the part of some people in libya and western powers. well i think well exactly yes because let it go ahead i am going i think to an extent yes because the rebels. never really been able to show that they can control that country they've never really truly been able to show that they have the governance skills to be able to control that country and i think the west is going to struggle seriously bringing all the various factions within libya as one on the one control post gadhafi than it is weather wise to remove gadhafi so i think it's a lack of foresight lack of understanding of the issues on the
in tunisia except that the army in egypt in tunisia acted as one unit so they decided that people took a point there was no you know if i could go to you i mean the thing is that the west has chosen the side ok i've been to do good comparisons to other situations don't really work because the united states and it's not nato allies chew a certain group of people rebels that actually human rights watch now so you're committing atrocities against their own people here is this just opportunism on...
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sorry reuters and the wall street journal they all said the united states was sending arms through egypt to the rebels that it's reported it's. documented we know that it's not because i did not forgive me for interrupting so you're saying there are several sources and state officials that admit to funneling our weapons into the country but let's let's just clear something up that's not saying earlier there's an argument being made that if you supply weapons to civilians you're not violating the un embargo but if you're supplying weapons to civilians then surely they're not civilians the militants. not they're not civilians number one and you know not civilians they're organized than anybody knows the geneva convention such as myself who used to serve conventions when my bread and butter for a time so i know them very well you cannot arm civilians to organize themselves into militias and say that they're civilians they're no longer civilians in fact they have prisoners of war when you capture them. so that that that is a false argument this the tracting from the fact that weapons are bei
sorry reuters and the wall street journal they all said the united states was sending arms through egypt to the rebels that it's reported it's. documented we know that it's not because i did not forgive me for interrupting so you're saying there are several sources and state officials that admit to funneling our weapons into the country but let's let's just clear something up that's not saying earlier there's an argument being made that if you supply weapons to civilians you're not violating...
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force in egypt. and, will continue to put money into helping them get through this transition. not. the qatar money is more for development projects although i think of the 10 billion they have talked about, 500 million with cash and all this money coming from the gulf states for egypt has made it possible for them to say we don't want money from the world hankin we don't want an honey from the imf. because they don't want the conditions that are likely to tube t. attached. if they take money from the imf where is the money from the gulf, don't think -- it is given without conditions. so, i think they can count on the gulf states at least for the next year or two, continued to provide them a good deal of the money they need to make it through the transition. speak it is really an insurance policy and no quid pro quo is the way i would put it. go ahead turkowski i mean i think the egyptians want to take the money and run with it as it were. i mean, the saudi's are fairly interested in having the milit
force in egypt. and, will continue to put money into helping them get through this transition. not. the qatar money is more for development projects although i think of the 10 billion they have talked about, 500 million with cash and all this money coming from the gulf states for egypt has made it possible for them to say we don't want money from the world hankin we don't want an honey from the imf. because they don't want the conditions that are likely to tube t. attached. if they take money...
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others say egypt is selling the prices well below market averages. even an executive for the country's executive gas holding country says egypt is getting a bad deal. >> i consider it as the biggest mistake i've ever made to export natural gas. >> reporter: for its part israel says it's paying a fair price, but the deal which covers about 40% of israel's natural gas needs has increasingly become a liability. every day the line is cut, costs them about $2 million, the israelis say and it interrupts tax flow to superior zahn and parts of egypt itself. that's why cairo appears to be getting tougher. saw these men building a guard shack next to this gas pumping station. they later confirmed it's for army units that are set to deploy there to protect the pipeline. for "marketplace middle east," fred pleitgen. >> they ruled out the normalizing ties as the country skplors its role in the marketplace today. part of its business is to reconnect with business ties with europe. >> reporter: these are the remnants of a revolution. this is a warehouse of a tunisi
others say egypt is selling the prices well below market averages. even an executive for the country's executive gas holding country says egypt is getting a bad deal. >> i consider it as the biggest mistake i've ever made to export natural gas. >> reporter: for its part israel says it's paying a fair price, but the deal which covers about 40% of israel's natural gas needs has increasingly become a liability. every day the line is cut, costs them about $2 million, the israelis say...
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that happened in a lot of places in egypt and mesopotamia. the chinese established the first modern state. not counting on your cousins and friends, but based on civil service, e rational bureaucracy, centralized administration. and they did this in the third century b.c. it's a historical achievement that i think a lot of people have not adequately recognized. and so instead of starting with england or, you know, greece and rome and then going through the magna carta and the rise of the democracy in england, start with china. china created the first modern state. why are other societies different from china? that's the basic background. now there are three important baskets of political institutions that we need to think about. first is the state itself. the state is all about power. the state is the ability to concentrate power in the a hierarchy and use it to enforce rules over a particular territory. all right? in the developing world world -d this again is why i think we sometimes take politics for granted. we assume that things will hap
that happened in a lot of places in egypt and mesopotamia. the chinese established the first modern state. not counting on your cousins and friends, but based on civil service, e rational bureaucracy, centralized administration. and they did this in the third century b.c. it's a historical achievement that i think a lot of people have not adequately recognized. and so instead of starting with england or, you know, greece and rome and then going through the magna carta and the rise of the...
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many on egypt. they have included business and political delegations that have come from algeria, from tunisia, and from egypt. they include public talks by two female ministers. the only woman who is serving in the transitional parliament in tunisia, who happens to have been as $0 at the woodrow wilson center six years ago, writing a book. so this is an ongoing set of programs we have, and we're very happy, midway, to come here and talk to you about it. you're going to be hearing from two senior scholars at the center. david ottaway and margot badram. and i guess that we like to think a little bit that david ottaway produce a paper last year that we published entitled "egypt at the to the point." some feel that that helped start things rolling in the region. david is going to talk for about eight minutes, followed by margot for about eight minutes, then we're going to open it up to all of you. again, welcome, at a thank you for coming. david -- >> good afternoon. i am going to talk to you about wha
many on egypt. they have included business and political delegations that have come from algeria, from tunisia, and from egypt. they include public talks by two female ministers. the only woman who is serving in the transitional parliament in tunisia, who happens to have been as $0 at the woodrow wilson center six years ago, writing a book. so this is an ongoing set of programs we have, and we're very happy, midway, to come here and talk to you about it. you're going to be hearing from two...
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egypt is a good case in point. if the supreme council of the armed forces makes good in egypt, will hand back power to civilians elected by parliament and the president, election democratic, if the security sector is reformed and there is a fundamental respect for human rights, and someone, then that will be a good relationship. if that does not take place, i would hope the obama administration would then hold them accountable to some extent and call them out on those issues. host: a question off of twitter for you. will support for mubarak of a backlash against policies in the region? guest: yes, unfortunately. as you know, the united states foreign policy is extremely unpopular in the region. one of the factors have to do with, not only support former bart but support for other are authoritarian regimes across the region -- not only support for mubarak but support for other of authoritarian regimes. high-ranking american officials in the state department were saying on january 25th that mr. .ubarak's government w
egypt is a good case in point. if the supreme council of the armed forces makes good in egypt, will hand back power to civilians elected by parliament and the president, election democratic, if the security sector is reformed and there is a fundamental respect for human rights, and someone, then that will be a good relationship. if that does not take place, i would hope the obama administration would then hold them accountable to some extent and call them out on those issues. host: a question...
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thousands of people have held protests in cairo demanding the removal of egypt's ruling military council. the act of this wants faster political reform. the military has said the elections could be delayed. you're watching live. still to come, one of the lucky ones. the struggle of migrants fleeing the arab uprising to reach mainland europe. >> rare earth elements are crucial but to controls the lion's share of the production? >> police have arrested two men in connection with the killing of the argentine singer facundo cabral. cabral, one of the most respected folk singers, was being driven to the airport when his car was ambushed. for the details, we have this report. >> facundo cabral gave voice to millions of disenfranchise latin americans. he is back on home soil. after his violent killing in guatemala city last week, the argentine folk singer was returned to when cyrus will -- where he will be mourned the most. argentines have a question about how a singer could have been brutally murdered. >> we know there is an investigation about a person who drove the car. it is a person who ha
thousands of people have held protests in cairo demanding the removal of egypt's ruling military council. the act of this wants faster political reform. the military has said the elections could be delayed. you're watching live. still to come, one of the lucky ones. the struggle of migrants fleeing the arab uprising to reach mainland europe. >> rare earth elements are crucial but to controls the lion's share of the production? >> police have arrested two men in connection with the...
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we first saw tunisia, egypt, libya, dictators being toppled, uprisings driven by young people, better educated, restless, and demanding better from their leaders. what did you make of it from saudi arabia? >> well, it's very clear that the arab population is rising because they'd like to have a say in the running of their affairs, running of their government, and this is very legitimate. with the globalization of the world, the world is getting too small, and they see what's happening all over the world from the openness point of view, from democracy, freedom of speech, liberty, freedom of press, and they would like to have the same thing. i think what happened in egypt, tunisia, what's happening right now in yemen, what's happening in syria and libya are all indications of what the world needs, and i believe it's very important for the arab rulers in all the remaining countries, excludeing these four that have erupted already, to take lessons and begin putting some actions in motion like the king of monaco has done recently. where he's heading very much closer to being a constitution
we first saw tunisia, egypt, libya, dictators being toppled, uprisings driven by young people, better educated, restless, and demanding better from their leaders. what did you make of it from saudi arabia? >> well, it's very clear that the arab population is rising because they'd like to have a say in the running of their affairs, running of their government, and this is very legitimate. with the globalization of the world, the world is getting too small, and they see what's happening all...
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i was staying, i was staying at miss egypt possible house -- miss egypt's house. there was a van outside filled with 24 soldiers at my front door. for this sort of work that we were doing. it was the ultimate cover. egypt is a very interesting place. at that time, you did not feel in most areas of cairo the presence of the dictatorship. in fact, people go to work, they go to cafes, the economic basis and the technological basis in cairo seemed pretty much the same as london. if you compare it to -- to my mind, actually, if we say that it is a democracy that ruled and manages the united states, this is completely ridiculous. when we look at countries that are dictatorships, or soft dictatorships, the technological activities and the behavior, for most people, are exactly the same. it is when you straight into those areas of egypt and areas of cairo where the interior ministry, level of paranoia and fear increases. at that time, there was around 20,000 political prisoners of different types in egypt. egypt has a population of about 80 million. this is always somethi
i was staying, i was staying at miss egypt possible house -- miss egypt's house. there was a van outside filled with 24 soldiers at my front door. for this sort of work that we were doing. it was the ultimate cover. egypt is a very interesting place. at that time, you did not feel in most areas of cairo the presence of the dictatorship. in fact, people go to work, they go to cafes, the economic basis and the technological basis in cairo seemed pretty much the same as london. if you compare it...
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egypt, libya -- well, maybe one more, just a quick word on libya. in case some of you skeptics believe that tunisia was just a fluke. again, a number of us, not just writers were honored with the rather impressive title of africa excellence awards. among there was bishop dez month tutu and the president of the world bank, a president of the suits africa and the director general of that bastian of knowledge, the library of alexandria. many people do not know this is also a writer and a shakespearean critic. there's delivered measured lectures in defense of the freedom of expression in the arab world. about a year ago he was menaced by a religious zealot calling for an end of clerical interference and censorship in matters of science and culture. all together, it was congenial human environment in which to submit to the rituals of honor and the delights of ghana, itself no stranger for the trauma of long military dictatorship. alas, there was among us one unbelievable incongruity. the sentence of mohammed gadhafi. i give the story there's quite a lot
egypt, libya -- well, maybe one more, just a quick word on libya. in case some of you skeptics believe that tunisia was just a fluke. again, a number of us, not just writers were honored with the rather impressive title of africa excellence awards. among there was bishop dez month tutu and the president of the world bank, a president of the suits africa and the director general of that bastian of knowledge, the library of alexandria. many people do not know this is also a writer and a...
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there are vast differences between the circumstances on the grand in tunisia, egypt, libya, saudi arabia, between american interests in those countries and our capacity to influence events there. some places are more stable, the regimes are more reformist, others are not. should we have a one size fits all foreign policy? take the case saudi arabia. will the administration to start clamoring for rejim change in riyadh, and would that encourage large-scale protests and instability within the kingdom, the price of oil would skyrocket. meanwhile, the saudi regime which has legitimacy, power and cash would likely endure, but likely would be enraged at washington. what exactly would a more consistent policy achieve? a humanitarian crisis that could be averted. in addition, the arab league, the united nations, and skee european allies all urged international action. few of these conditions apply in syria, where the regime is more firmly in control and more brutal. while i wish president obama would voice his preference that president al asaid should resign, it is worth noting that the same cri
there are vast differences between the circumstances on the grand in tunisia, egypt, libya, saudi arabia, between american interests in those countries and our capacity to influence events there. some places are more stable, the regimes are more reformist, others are not. should we have a one size fits all foreign policy? take the case saudi arabia. will the administration to start clamoring for rejim change in riyadh, and would that encourage large-scale protests and instability within the...
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before myrlie ke republics in egypt, tunisia, and libya. iraq is also in this category. for these countries, our goal should be to help promote freedom and democracy in the region. elections have produced anti- democratic regimes undermine both freedom and stability. we must do more than monitor polling places. we must redirect foreign aid away from efforts. we must direct those efforts toward building the allies. governed by free people according to the rule of law. we must insist that the international partners get of the sidelines and do the same. we should have no illusions about the difficulty of the transitions face had by libya, tunisia, and especially egypt. whereas libya is rich in oil and indonea is small, among the regions of the emerging democracies, it remains the biggest opportunity of the biggest danger for american interests. too many egyptians are now rejecting the beginnings of the economic opening engineer in the last decade. we act out of friendship when we tell egyptians and every new democracy that economic growth and prosperity are e result of free
before myrlie ke republics in egypt, tunisia, and libya. iraq is also in this category. for these countries, our goal should be to help promote freedom and democracy in the region. elections have produced anti- democratic regimes undermine both freedom and stability. we must do more than monitor polling places. we must redirect foreign aid away from efforts. we must direct those efforts toward building the allies. governed by free people according to the rule of law. we must insist that the...
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there are vast differences between the circumstances on the ground in tunisia, egypt, libya, saudi arabia, between american interests in those countries and our capacity to influence events there. some places are more stable, the regimes are more reformist, others are not. should we have a one-size-fits-all foreign policy? take the case where american interests and values most starkly collide -- saudi arabia. will the administration start clamoring for regime change in riyadh, and would that encourage large-scale protests and instability within the kingdom, the price of oil would skyrocket. meanwhile, the saudi regime which has legitimacy, power and lots of cash that it is spending, would likely endure, only now it would be enraged at washington. so what exactly would a more consistent middle eastern policy achieve? in libya, the administration continue fronted a potential humanitarian crisis that could be averted using airpower. in addition, gadhafi's domestic opposition, the arab league, the yags, and key european allies all urged international action. few of these conditions apply in s
there are vast differences between the circumstances on the ground in tunisia, egypt, libya, saudi arabia, between american interests in those countries and our capacity to influence events there. some places are more stable, the regimes are more reformist, others are not. should we have a one-size-fits-all foreign policy? take the case where american interests and values most starkly collide -- saudi arabia. will the administration start clamoring for regime change in riyadh, and would that...
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he's like -- people are like, haye, malcolm gladwell, what about egypt? what about tunisia? people are using facebook and twitter and ending dictatorships through these things. what do you think now? and he's like, i still think the same thing i thought before. i'm like, really, malcolm, because you're like -- i like your afro, but -- there's definitely valuable questions that he posed in that article but i think beyond that the reason why it's such a silly question, it's like saying, telephones are part of our lives, right? almost everyone here uses a phone in some way, a cell phone or a telephone, probably everyone here does. it just permanently changes everything. it's part of your life. evaluating whether or not that's important is kind of silly. politicians always call people and say, haye, vote for me. that's one method of communication. so then critiquing this idea of using facebook and twitter is not valuable, it just strikes me as kind of -- what are we even talking about? it exists so i understand we should be evaluating its importance but -- by the way, i take som
he's like -- people are like, haye, malcolm gladwell, what about egypt? what about tunisia? people are using facebook and twitter and ending dictatorships through these things. what do you think now? and he's like, i still think the same thing i thought before. i'm like, really, malcolm, because you're like -- i like your afro, but -- there's definitely valuable questions that he posed in that article but i think beyond that the reason why it's such a silly question, it's like saying,...
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we like to think a little but that the fed produced a paper last year that we published entitled to egypt at the tipping point. and some feels the need to feel that helps start things rolling in the region. david will talk about eight minutes followed by margo about eight minutes and then we're going to do the most important thing which is open up for all of you. but again, welcome and thank you for coming. david? >> good afternoon. i'm going to talk to you about what you might call the counter revolution under way in the arab world. and look at the monarchies. there are eight monarchies in the arab world. six of them in the gulf and the persian arab gulf and then morocco and jordan. the reactions to the arab spring is what i'm looking at, and the reactions have been quite different, and i have myself just been in the last four months in morocco, tunisia, saudi arabia and bahrain. so i will talk about what i saw there and then a little bit at the end about issues of development which is the title they put out about this session. so as i said, there are eight arab monarchies. most of them
we like to think a little but that the fed produced a paper last year that we published entitled to egypt at the tipping point. and some feels the need to feel that helps start things rolling in the region. david will talk about eight minutes followed by margo about eight minutes and then we're going to do the most important thing which is open up for all of you. but again, welcome and thank you for coming. david? >> good afternoon. i'm going to talk to you about what you might call the...
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you know, the transformation of the arab world but, you know, to the extent that tunisia influenced egypt, these cables played some role in the overthrow of the mubarak regime. and these things are having an impact that i don't think any of us imagined at the time when somebody was just handing us a huge trove of secret documents. >> if you boil it down, look at what happened as a result of wikileaks. we gained a tremendous understanding of how government works, how wars are conducted. balance the disclosures and the impact and the importance of the disclosures against everybody's fear over what was going to happen-- seems to me it ended up okay, right? >> army intelligence private first class bradley manning has been held for seven months in solitary confinement. >> he is in isolation as we keep our most serious criminals, even though he has not been convicted. >> free bradley manning! free bradley manning! >> smith: manning has been charged with 22 counts, including unlawful possession of classified material and aiding the enemy. >> i was the bradley manning of my day! >> smith: daniel
you know, the transformation of the arab world but, you know, to the extent that tunisia influenced egypt, these cables played some role in the overthrow of the mubarak regime. and these things are having an impact that i don't think any of us imagined at the time when somebody was just handing us a huge trove of secret documents. >> if you boil it down, look at what happened as a result of wikileaks. we gained a tremendous understanding of how government works, how wars are conducted....